Master of Business (8388)

The Master of Business is designed for postgraduate scholars and professional managers with appropriate undergraduate qualifications in management or a related discipline and/or extensive relevant professional experience wishing to gain a more advanced understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin effective management, business decision making and leadership in organisations.

The Master of Business is designed for postgraduate scholars and professional managers with appropriate undergraduate qualifications in management or a related discipline and/or extensive relevant professional experience wishing to gain a more advanced understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin effective management, business decision making and leadership in organisations. The Master of Business program aims to develop excellent managers for the public, private and not-for-profit sectors including Defence. The program combines a core set of business courses with the opportunity for students to select other subjects applicable to their interests. The program offers students the ability to enhance management leadership practices through the development of analytical skills that they can utilise throughout their career.

Please Note: Course offerings and the Intensive Delivery Mode (IDM) courses can vary throughout the year - contact School for details.

Research Project

The option of undertaking a research project (12UOC) is available to Master students who attain a distinction average or better in four or six courses respectively and is subject to the approval of the Head of School.

A Research Project is recommended for those with a strong interest in pursuing original research in a particular area or intending to undertake a higher-level research qualification.

Entry Requirements

Have met the requirements of a four year Bachelor degree or a Bachelor degree with Honours with a major in a same or related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution

Have met the requirements of a Graduate Diploma from UNSW in a same or related discipline or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution

Have met the requirements of a three year Bachelor degree at pass level, which includes a major in a same or related discipline, from a recognised tertiary institution, and have completed at least three years relevant full-time work experience

Submit evidence of academic and/or professional qualifications and/or related work experience which is determined by the relevant Program Authority to be acceptable grounds for admission into the degree.

Distance and Intensive Delivery Mode

Postgraduate courses are delivered in the Distance or Intensive Delivery Mode (and sometimes in both modes).

Distance Mode: Distance students are not required to be physically present on campus throughout the semester. Many distance courses are often referred to as ‘online courses’, because this is the main method of delivering learning resources via the Learning Management System called MOODLE.

Intensive Delivery Mode (IDM): Students undertaking IDM courses will attend the UNSW Canberra campus for a period of face-to-face instruction with one full-time week intensive module during the semester (often at the start of the semester). This on-campus component is preceded and followed by a period of online interaction and assessment via MOODLE.